Privacy Policy

What information do we collect?

We collect information from you when you subscribe to our email updates or fill out a form. When subscribing to our email updates or filling out a form on our site, as appropriate, you will be asked to enter your name and email address. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.

As a Reader of the Journal, what do we use your information for?

Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:

To improve our website

To improve customer service

To send periodic emails

The email address you provide for email updates will be used to send you emails when news and events are posted to the website. Note: If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.

As an Author submitting to the Journal, what do we use your information for?

For Authors submitting articles to the journal, your information will be used in the following two ways:

To contact via email during the review stage. During this time, only category editors will use your name, email address, and affiliation in communications before and after the review process is completed. Information is kept confidential until such a time as the paper is approved for publication.

At the time of publication, your name, that of your co-authors, and their affiliations, will be published as part of the journal. Your email address will be retained on file for up to five (5) years in the event of a need to communicate any potential issues with your article.

Do we use cookies?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computers hard drive through your Web browser that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. We use cookies to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers (Google Analytics) to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.

Do we disclose any information to outside parties?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.

Third party links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We, therefore, have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

Online Privacy Policy Only

This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.

Terms and Conditions

Please also visit our Terms & Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website at https://urockcliffe.com/terms-of-use/.

Your Consent

By using our site, you consent to our privacy policy.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page.

Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below:

About Rockcliffe

Rockcliffe University Consortium is an online organization dedicated to the advancement of technology in education. Our goal is to provide a supportive environment which allows anyone with an interest in education, and being of service to others, to prototype new ideas and new innovations necessary for understanding the digital literacy skills for a digital future.

Journal Information

The Journal of Virtual Studies (ISSN: 2155-0107) is a biannual publication, peer reviewed, and open access that encourages continual renewal of what a virtual space for learning is and how virtual spaces can be best used in multiple educational contexts. We encourage teachers, academics, practitioners, and others engaged in the use of any virtual space for education, research, or training, to submit proposals to the journal.